UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Tuesday that 22 of its Ethiopian national staff were detained by the federal government in Addis Ababa, following raids reportedly targeting ethnic Tigrayans. Six of the U.N. staffers have been released. “We are of course actively working with the government of Ethiopia to secure their immediate release,” U.N. spokesperson […]
Day: November 9, 2021
Blood Donation Ceremony Held at Black Lion Specialized Hospital
The staff and medical professionals working in the College of Health Sciences (CHS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU) donated blood under the motto of `Our Blood for Our People` at a ceremony held in the College yesterday, the 8th of November 2021. Dr. Rahel Argaw, Medical Service Director at CHS, Black Lion Specialized Hospital, in her […]
Kenya’s mega-railway project leaves society more unequal than before
In 2014, Kenya started to construct a new railway to connect the Mombasa Port with the interior and on to landlocked Uganda and Rwanda. Today the Standard Gauge Railway stops abruptly at Naivasha, 120km northwest of Nairobi. Ultimately it is planned to reach the border with Uganda at Malaba, helping to connect East Africa’s regional transport and trade. […]
G&W Electric Announces All New Teros™ Recloser for High Speed Fault Isolation
The all-new smart solution improves grid reliability, resiliency, mitigates outage risks and easily integrates into existing electrical grids BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — G&W Electric, a global supplier of electric power equipment since 1905, today announced the launch of its Teros™ Recloser which is available for markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Capable […]